Beautiful pics of the tank stream.

The original colony at Sydney used to dig large tanks next to the stream to protect against drought. The stream would fill the big holes or tanks up so that the settlers had basically small dams of fresh storage for summer.
More reading: Tags, Boudist, Tank Stream, Sydney
Cam Riley: South Sea Republic. Freedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic.

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  • Wow. I thought the Tank Stream was long gone, nothing left at all.
    • cam . # .
      Same.
      'Sworn to no party, and of no sect am I.' Frederick Vosper's republican motto.
    • Paul . # . 1/1
      In the old GPO Building in Martin Place downstairs the public can see a small section of the Tank Stream visible with an associated display.